Abbeys & Monasteries in the West Midlands

Charterhouse is all that remains of a 14th-century Carthusian monastery established in 1385. Richard III laid the foundation stone for the monastery, which was converted into a private dwelling after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The priory and refectory remain, encircled by a medieval boundary wall.
London Road, Coventry, West Midlands, England, CV1 2JB

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St Mary's Priory was founded in the mid-11th century on the site of an 8th-century nunnery. From 1102 the priory church also served as a cathedral, until the priory was suppressed by Henry VIII. Remains of the priory have been excavated and can be viewed from a raised pedestrian walkway over the site.
6 Priory Row, Coventry, West Midlands, England, CV1 5EX

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Heritage Highlight: Site of Coventry's first cathedral

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Just outside Coventry's busy inner ring road stands the remains of a 14th-century Carmelite friary. After the friary was suppressed by Henry VIII the site was adapted as a Tudor manor house. Elizabeth I stayed at Whitefriars in 1565 and addressed the people of Coventry from an oriel window on the first floor.
Gulson Road, Coventry, West Midlands, England

Attraction Type: Abbey - Tudor House
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Heritage Highlight: 'Elizabeth I's window'

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